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Designing your own shawl pattern is another option to consider for your Friendship Shawl. Select a favorite stitch or consider one of the knit or crochet patterns below. If you have never designed your own pattern before, a rectangular shawl is a great first project because it's like knitting or crocheting a scarf, only it's larger.

Tips for Beginning Designers

Select a stitch

Select the yarn you plan to use for the shawl and knit or crochet a gauge swatch at least 4" by 4" or crochet one motif.

Count the number of stitches across the 4" knitted or crocheted swatch.

Determine the width of the shawl you would like to make, divide the total inches by 4 and then multiple that number by the number of stitches in your gauge swatch.

Example: If there are 24 stitches in your 4" gauge swatch and you decide that you'd like the width of your shawl to be 16", divide 16 by 4 to come up with 4, then multiple 4 x 24 to get 96. 96 is the number of stitches you would have to cast on. The length of the shawl can be determined as you are stitching.

NOTE ABOUT DESIGNING WITH CROCHET MOTIFS: If you are working with a crochet motif pattern, simply measure the width and determine how many motifs you will have to crochet to achieve the desired width.

Crochet Stitch Patterns

Pinwheel Single

Single, double and treble stitches are combined in this airy square motif. CL3 (3-st Puff) [YO and draw up a lp, yo and draw through 1 lp on hook] 3 times in same sp, yo and through all 7 lps.CL4 (4-st Puff) [YO and draw up a lp, yo and draw through 1 lp on hook] 4 times in same sp, yo and through all 9 lps.
(ch 6 and join with sl st in first ch to form ring)

Daisy Puff

Multiples of this circular motif can be joined to make a charming shawl. (ch 6 and join with sl st in first ch to form ring)Rnd 1 Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), [1 dc, ch 2] 7 times in ring - 8 ch-2 sps. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5.Rnd 2 Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), [4 dc in next ch-2 sp, 1 dc in dc] 7 times, 4 dc in last ch-2 sp. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.Rnd 3 Sl st in next dc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *1sc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in dc, ch 5**, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc; rep from *6 times more, then from * to ** once. Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

We Are Three

Here's a stitch pattern that can be made in multiples and then stitched together to make a shawl, or used as a border for a plain crocheted shawl. Note Pattern is worked first on one side of foundation ch, then repeated on opposite side of foundation ch to complete floral strip.
Cl (3-tr Bobble) [Yo twice and draw up a lp, (yo and draw through 2 lps on hook) twice] 3 times in same ch or bottom lp, yo and draw through all 4 lps on hook.
(ch a multiple of 8 sts + 5)First sideRow 1 1dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 3 ch, [(CL, ch3) twice, CL] in next ch, skip 3 ch, 1 dc in next ch; rep from * end 1 dc in last ch. TurnRow 2 Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), skip the first dc, 1 dc in next dc, *ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 1 dc in next ch-3 sp, 1 dc in dc; rep from * end 1 dc in top of t-ch. Fasten offSecond Side
Turn to bottom lps of foundation ch on opposite side. Join yarn in first lp.Row 1 Ch 3, 1 dc in next bottom lp, *skips 3 lps, [(CL, ch 3) twice, CL] in next lp, skip 3 lps, 1 dc in next lp; rep from * end 1 dc in last lp. TurnRow 2 Rep row 2 as for first side.